Post by UnderProtest on Jul 26, 2015 4:48:38 GMT -5
OMG, I have kids and I'm annoyed. I don't want to go anywhere between summer break and all the tourists. It is just crazy. But then it means staying home with my two crazy kids. Double edged sword.
I realized today that I have not cooked or otherwise prepared a meal (beyond frying an egg and toast for breakfast) in 2 weeks. OMG. I hate to see what that has cost us. We were on vacation and then the last couple of nights have had stuff going on, so we grabbed takeout.
I am going to cook something for dinner tonight but I'm kind of sad about it!
I loved cooking for a long time. Now I almost hate it. I'm sure I've said it here at least 5,999 times, but I hate going grocery shopping even more. So jealous. I wish there was a cheap and healthy way to eat without cooking.
I think i would take a live in cook before a live in nanny. And you know how much I complain about my kids! I hate cooking!
And this is how your perspective gets totally skewed here after a while (and I'm sure in lots of other expensive markets).
Like the flat I just put a rental offer on. Oh, the windows don't seal all the way to the top and there's a 2" gap? Sure, I'll pay $3,000+/month for that since everything else looks good.
It's probably a good thing someone else put in a higher offer.
Post by UnderProtest on Jul 23, 2015 5:40:37 GMT -5
12. And the list kind of makes sense when you think about the British sense of humor and such. They are weird. We watched a British "comedy" last weekend. It had a couple funny one liners, but I wouldn't call it a comedy.
Post by UnderProtest on Jul 23, 2015 5:33:57 GMT -5
I got one last night from Sephora that was meant to take 30 minutes and you would get 200 bonus points. But the survey was only open until 5pm ET July 9, 2015. Uhmmm, okay. Why send it on July 22 then? Something is very fishy about it.
Dude, it's July and barely in the 70s. Plan for highs in the 60s. I find my Puma flats and Vince Camuto Ellen flats to be the most comfortable, but I don't have arch problems. Shoes are very different here so just wear what is most comfortable for you (although v is right that if sneakers are worn here, they definitely aren't ones you would actually wear in a gym).
The thought of no sandals makes me a little panicky!! I usually wear them into the 50s here. Plus if my feet are swelling they will be way more comfortable.
Wear sandals then! I have cold feet and can't walk properly in sandals so I stick to ballet flats.
Post by UnderProtest on Jul 19, 2015 13:50:05 GMT -5
Dude, it's July and barely in the 70s. Plan for highs in the 60s. I find my Puma flats and Vince Camuto Ellen flats to be the most comfortable, but I don't have arch problems. Shoes are very different here so just wear what is most comfortable for you (although v is right that if sneakers are worn here, they definitely aren't ones you would actually wear in a gym).
Post by UnderProtest on Jul 2, 2015 15:31:29 GMT -5
1. Hotels- I would pick some place around Paddington since its an easy and quick train ride from Heathrow. You won't want to carry your bags longer than you have to and that train line has a better chance of having appropriate elevators. I don't know what the price range would be though.
2. I would take the Tube (or bus) for most of your in city transportation. The Tube is generally faster but you won't get the view. It is a very walkable city too. Save cab fare for the evening when you are exhausted (or drunk).
3. Must Sees really depend on the weather to me. A hop on hop off bus tour would give you a really good view of the whole city and you can get off if something interests you. There is also a boat version of this too. I really like wandering the city and through the parks. I HATED the Victoria and Albert museum with a passion, but maybe their special exhibits are nice (there is a special shoe exhibit and an Alexander McQueen exhibit). I like walking through Covent Garden and Borough Market or down the Southbank. My favorite museum so far is the Cabinet War Rooms which is right by Westminster Abbey and Parliament. It is worth it to walk by Buckingham Palace but I wouldn't necessarily wait to see the Changing of the Guard (if you are even in town by that time). The London Eye and the Shard are great places to have a high view of the city. Fortnum and Mason is my favorite place to have tea (and buy tea). What kind of things interest you?
4. Food- What kind of food do you like? I haven't found the seafood to be great here but of course you can get some great fish and chips. We went to a hole in the wall Thai place in Earls Court and there is a pub that has great food (burgers and fish and chips, but also nicer stuff).
5. Can't think of anything right now. My brain is still fried from the 93 degree temperatures yesterday.
I would love to meet up! I'm usually free, it is just a matter if I can pawn the kids off on my husband.
Post by UnderProtest on Jul 1, 2015 14:38:36 GMT -5
It was 93 degrees here today. It is 88 now and it is 8:30 at night. We have a multilevel house and no air conditioning. This sucks. Supposedly it is the hottest day in either the last 10 years or ever.
Post by UnderProtest on Jun 30, 2015 15:18:11 GMT -5
Master in on one floor, one kid is one floor up and other kid (same age) is two floors up. No worries. We generally can hear them with our door open. When my daughter was sick, she made herself heard from 4 floors away.
Post by UnderProtest on Jun 22, 2015 16:49:50 GMT -5
Thanks @cse1960
I know I take things more personally than I should and need to toughen up in general (and especially recently). It almost feels selfish to me to act that way and it isn't the way I normally operate. I'll work on it. Thanks.
Post by UnderProtest on Jun 22, 2015 16:04:05 GMT -5
My FIL is 66 but is completely reliant on a walker, just spent a couple weeks in an acute rehabilitation facility for his movement and is headed to an assisted living center in the very near future. We don't see him often but it is really scary when your parents start declining.
How do I get my husband to stop being selfish/self absorbed? It's like he really can't see anything beyond him.
Hmm. Couple of examples please?
Walks in the door complaining about his day, never bothering to ask about mine. Only getting himself ready to leave the house, not bothering helping either kid. Can barely put his own stuff away, much less anyone else's. The kicker was when he went to a soccer game when I had been violently ill the day before and still hadn't recovered. He didn't even discuss if I was okay with the kids. He just went. We had words about that one but nothing seems to stick. This new job and culture have definitely made it worse.
Great paintings! I hope everyone stay wells and you are better quick!
Thanks! We visited the lighthouse the next day and it was so nice. We probably wouldn't have gone if we hadn't purchased the painting. It is the oldest working lighthouse in the world.
Nyquil (again). I cannot stop getting colds. Can I move home now?
Oh, and two new paintings from our latest trip!
I am sorry you are still sick! Is everyone else at your house finally well I hope? You guys were like a plague house as we were leaving for Up North.
Can we see your paintings?
So far, it is just me that has this cold. It is a new one from the other stuff that has been going around the house. I just need them to hold out a couple more weeks til school ends.
Ignore the frames, we are getting new ones. Sorry for the bad pics too. We couldn't decide and so my husband took pics of a couple with his phone.